This beautifully pink frosé recipe provides a delightful frozen rosé experience at home! Crafted with only 3 natural ingredients and devoid of refined sugar, it’s the quintessential summer cocktail that genuinely resembles your beloved rosé wine.
Do you recall when frosé became a sensation at every bar a couple of summers back? I was completely taken with it—and since Alex and I are passionate cocktail creators, we felt compelled to try our hand at crafting frozen rosé at home. After experimenting with numerous recipes (I know, what a tough task!), most ended up being overly sweet or bore little resemblance to actual rosé.
At last, we discovered the recipe that transformed everything. It tastes just like your preferred rosé, merely frozen and even more invigorating! Our friends, who eagerly volunteered as our tasters, absolutely adored it. The secret? We incorporate authentic strawberries instead of synthetic syrups, along with a clever trick at the end that restores the wine’s true character.
The 3 frosé components
When I first tried to make frosé, I thought I could be clever by simply placing rosé in the freezer. Major blunder! Freezing wine on its own results in bitterness and dullness—all those nuanced flavors vanish. Through trial and error, I realized that alcohol remains unfrozen solid, causing a slushy, separated mess rather than the smooth delight we seek.
The remedy? Incorporating natural sugars from strawberries combats the bitterness, while honey adds just the right amount of sweetness to accentuate (not overpower) the flavor of the rosé wine. This blend produces the ideal slushy consistency while retaining what makes rosé delightful.
Selecting the perfect rosé
Not all rosés are equally suited for frosé. After testing various options from $8 bottles to $30 extravagances, I found that it’s best to select a rosé you would enjoy by itself.
Dry rosés shine— they won’t turn overly sweet once you mix in the strawberries and honey. My top picks are Provence-style rosés or any crisp, minerally varieties. Avoid the overly sweet white zinfandels; they transform your frosé into a sugary beverage (unless that’s your preference!).
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“This is fantastic and super easy – the only frosé recipe you’ll ever require. I just made it for the second time… and this time I doubled the quantity :)” -Emi
How to prepare frosé
Making frosé is quite straightforward: the toughest aspect is planning ahead! Here’s what to understand about the method:
1. Blend the berries, rosé, and honey, then strain. Transfer the mixture into a covered baking dish.
2. Freeze for 6 hours or overnight! Here’s the crucial point: you’ll need 6 hours to freeze! It’s simplest to prepare the frosé recipe the night prior, then blend and serve the next day. Alternatively, you can make it in the morning for evening gatherings!
3. The enchanting final step: After 6 hours of freezing, here’s where the magic begins. Blend the frozen mixture until it resembles fluffy pink snow. Then comes my secret: pour a splash of the reserved room-temperature rosé into each glass. This technique achieves two outcomes: it creates the ideal slushy texture (not too icy, not too liquid) and revives all the wine flavors that the freezing process may have muted.
Storage and advance preparation tips
Looking to prepare this frosé recipe ahead of time? You can store the blended wine and strawberry mixture in your freezer for several days prior to serving. As long as it is kept in a sealed container, your frosé should remain in good condition in the freezer! However, try to avoid keeping it frozen for too long, as the fresh strawberries and rosé wine can lose some of their flavors when frozen.
Other beverages with rosé wine
Adore rosé? Here are a few additional delectable rosé drinks made with this pink wine:
Best Frosé Recipe (Frozen Rosé)
This all-natural frosé recipe is effortless, contains no refined sugar, and tastes identical to rosé wine! Here’s how to create frozen rosé.
Author: Sonja
Prep Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
Yield: 6
Category: Drinks
Method: Blended
Cuisine: American
Ingredients:
– 1–750 mL bottle rosé wine (one that you enjoy drinking; we prefer ours on the dry side)
– 8 large strawberries (approximately 1 ½ cups ripe strawberries, halved), plus extra for garnish
– 3 tablespoons honey (or maple syrup for vegan)
Instructions:
1. Uncork the rosé and pour 2/3 cup into a glass measuring cup; set aside for serving.
2. Remove the green tops from the strawberries and slice them in half.
3. In a blender, combine the remaining rosé, strawberries, and honey, blending until smooth and well-integrated. Then pour the